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SOLDIERS' MANUAL 



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PIETY AND PRACTICE. 



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PRINTED AND PUBLISHED AT THE SALVATION ARMY HEADQUARTERS, 

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CONTENTS. 



I. — Godliness in Private Heart-Experience. 

1. Separation from the World. 

2. Love of the Bible. 

3. Prevailing Prayer. 

II. — Godliness in Daily Life. 

1. Watchfulness in Speech. 

2. Watchfulness in Manner. 

3. Beware of Self. 

III.- — Godliness on the Platform:. 

1. Soul-speaking. 

2. Continuous Exercise of Faith. 

3. Personal Responsibility. 



I. — Need op Soldiership. 

1. Need of the World. 

2. Soldiership a Channel for Holy Energy. 

3. Soldiership a Bond of Union. 



CONTENTS. 



II. — Reality of Soldiership. 

[Articles of War.] 
III. — Signs of Soldiership. 
A. — Advantages of Uniform. 

1. Separation from the World. 

2. Helping in Resisting Temptation. 

3. A Testimony for Christ. 
B. — Wear the Uniform. 

IV. — Offices of Soldiers. 

1. Helping the F. O. 

(a). Ready and Cheerful Obedience, 
(b). Open-air Work, 
(c). War Cry Selling, 
(d). Dealing with Souls. 

2. Helping each other. 

(a) . Bringing up a Brother's past, 
(b). Ridiculing a Brother, 
(c) . Strengthening the Weak. 
V. — Covenant Service. 



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SOLDIERS' MANUAL. 



Dear Comrades : — 

For some time it has been on our hearts to 
place in your hands a small, plain booh which 
would prove a help and guide to you in your war- 
fare for God beneath the blood-and-fire fla§ of 
The Salvation Army. We do not propose, in the 
following pages, to enter into the doctrines, be- 
liefs, measures, or rules, which guide and propel 
this great and God-inspired organization. All 
these subjects are entered into most fully and ex- 
haustively in the six hundred and twenty-four 
pages of the F. 0., as also in the " Orders and 
Regulations" and " Doctrines and Disciplines^ 
We refer you to these books for all the informa- 
tion and instruction you may need concerning the 
Holy War. But in the following pages we pro- 
pose to mention a number of the most essential 



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points in a soldier's life and warfare, to be used 
for your own guidance, and we pray that you 
may read and re-read them and put them into 
practice if you have not done so already, that 
with the blessing of God this manual may suc- 
ceed in leading you, and every comrade who shall 
enlist beneath the colors in this country, to be in 
every respect, in private life and public service, aU 
that God and The Army calls for soldiers to be. 
As we write, f and send forth into your midst 
these words of counsel, our hearts go out in sym- 
pathy and love for you in the trials and crosses 
of your warfare, and we want you more than ever 
to feel that we are one with you in all that con- 
cerns the kingdom, and are living to prove our- 
selves ever your servants as well as your leaders 
in the Salvation War, 

BALLING TON BOOTH, 
MAUD B. BOOTH. 



National Headquarters: 
111 Reade Street, New York City. 



THE SOLDIERS' MANUAL; 

OR, 

PIETY AND PRACTICE. 



If there is a people on the face of the earth 
who are watched and criticised and talked about, 
above any other religious denomination, it 
is Salvationists. The eye of the world, as 
is natural, is far more ready to detect a 
fault or flaw in their profession, and far 
more ready to bring that which is incon- 
sistent to light, using it as a weapon against 
us, than to notice the good points and good 
qualities of those who are professing enmity and 
renunciation for all that the world calls dear. 
We have to face this fact, and though it makes 
one of the crosses of our warfare, it should also 



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be one of our safeguards, as a constant reminder 
of the importance of watching our every word 
and deed and action. 

Our profession is a very high one, and, the 
higher the profession, the more conspicuous the 
inconsistency of a life which does not correspond 
with it. The whiter the garment, the more vis- 
ible the stains or blotches; just so, dear comrade, 
with a soul that has been washed white with the 
blood of Jesus, the stains of some little fault, 
allowed to mar its whiteness, will stand out 
even more conspicuously than in the soul of one 
who professes not to have known the cleansing 
power of Calvary's stream. " Walk as children 
of light." 

The first and foremost necessity to the success- 
fulness of the Salvationist's life is piety— godli- 
ness. 

We don't believe in profession. We despise 
talk, if it be only talk, and we believe that in 
God's Army He only wants men and women 
whose lives, in their every detail, are consistent 
and true. 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 



I.-GODLINESS IN PRIVATE. 

There is a danger of not always living in the 
same spirit with which we rose from the peni- 
tent-form the night that we became recognized 
followers of the Man of Sorrows. How real 
Jesus seemed at that hour ! How felt was His 
presence ! How ardent was that love that sang, 
" I will follow Thee, my Saviour," and what a 
longing and zeal for the welfare of the souls of 
men possessed our very being ! The pages of 
the Bible that night seemed to ha^ve a new light 
shed on them, and whereas they were once tedi- 
ous to read they then became almost an essential 
of life. Now we think that the same spirit and 
love and zeal should ever exist in the private 
heart-experience of every soldier, save that as 
years and months roll over them, it should be- 
come intensified and more and more part of their 
being. To maintain piety of heart and com- 
munion with God, 

1st. The soldier should separate himself from 
the world's sins and pleasures. 

Do not allow your soul to be contaminated by 



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the influence of the world. It is not only sin, 
folly and outward rebellion that God censures, 
but even the counteDancing of it or association 
with it. In the days of the children of Israel, 
not only was a dead body considered unclean,but 
the man and woman who touched it. So, if you 
want to be pure, you must not touch or handle 
the unclean thing. Some say that their associa- 
tions are such that it is utterly impossible for 
them to cut loose from worldly practices and as- 
sociations. God's only answer is, that given in 
days of old to His people, " Choose ye this day 
whom ye will serve, God or Baal." You must 
be out-and-out for God, or your soul piety will 
have but little chance of surviving longer than a 
few weeks. 

"Be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch 
not the unclean thing." 

" Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works 
of darkness." 

2d. The soldier must remember that his 
Bible is an essential to his spiritual growth 
and piety. 



OR, PIETT AND PRACTICE. 11 

It is a very sure index that a man's soul is not 
where it ought to be if his Bible is laid by un- 
marked and unfingered, to be brought out only 
on a Sunday or on special occasions. Salvation 
soldiers should be Bible-lovers and Bible-readers. 
We do not mean in the sense in which many read 
it, simply as a sort of study, translating its pro- 
phecies by their own judgment or the judgment 
of others, or comparing and analyzing and ex- 
plaining the inspired Word which, we hold, can 
only be rightly understood by an inspired soul. 
It must be read in the spirit. An officer once 
very truly said, " The Bible should be read in 
the light of the same lamp by which it was 
written." 

You should read the Bible always remember- 
ing that you are but a little atom of dust compared 
to the great and mighty God who dictated it, 
and that it is your place to accept and believe His 
Word in the spirit, and that it is only thus that you 
can understand it, for it is impossible for the 
human mind to understand the Divine, unless it 
has been filled and inspired by the Divine Spirit. 



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Read your Bible on your knees, and remember 
that it is not the number of chapters you read 
which will benefit you, but the amount of bless- 
ing you receive from the portion, however small, 
that God brings beneath your eye. 

3d. To keep in touch with God a Salvation 
soldier should be a prevailer in prayer. 

Again, it does not lie in the length, or wording, 
or power of the prayer, but in the grip of God, 
obtained by the faith of the one who prays. 
There is no reason why you should not enter 
into God's presence, touch His very heart, and 
receive in return the answer to your prayer in a 
minute and a half or two minutes. It is a mis- 
take to think that only those people Who have 
the time to spend hours on their knees every day 
can be considered in close touch with God. All 
Salvationists, however much or however little 
time they are able to spend alone with God, 
should live always in the spirit of prayer — " con- 
tinuing instant in prayer" all day long, able to 
turn and open their hearts to God at any minute 
of the day, that, when most tempted and tried, 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 13 

they may ever receive just that which their souls 
need. Remember that prayer will ever prove 
your greatest help to piety. 

II.— GODLINESS IN DAILY LIFE. 

The natural outcome of a holy soul is a holy 
life, and this is the most difficult and perhaps 
the most trying part of a soldier's warfare. 
There are the home trials, an unsaved family, 
ever ready to ridicule or thwart anything that 
speaks of living religion. An irreligious and un- 
sympathetic employer, or work-companions, 
sick children, loss of situation, poverty, persecu- 
tion and a hundred and one other trials that 
stalk about like a great army of enemies trying 
to aim poisoned darts at a soldier's consistent, 
pious life. Herein lies the soldier's cross, but 
also his greatest power. Watch your life. A 
loss of temper, a discontented, grumbling dispo- 
sition, a fault-finding spirit, petty jealousies, or 
a cowardly fear of confessing Christ would make 
your life a failure. 

" If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live 
peaceably with all men." 



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1st. Watch your words.— A Sttle word spoken 
impatiently, an unkind reflection upon somebody 
else, the repeating of some little bit of empty gos- 
sip, may prove in your life the first step to in- 
consistency. The world has a long tongue, and 
worldlings are characterized by their love of 
talking about everything and nothing. Gossip 
and slander, spleen and jealousy, are day after 
day being poured in a great torrent from the lips 
of those who are thus proclaiming themselves to 
the world little-souled people. Oh, the life-long 
harm and heart-break and misery that empty 
talk has occasioned ! If you don't watch your 
words and guard your lips, your influence as a 
Salvation soldier will be lost. Let it be a prin- 
ciple with you that one of the essentials, and 
most visible ones, too, to a pious life is a con- 
secrated mouth, that should speak only the words 
that Jesus Christ Himself would speak, were He 
on earth. Remember the words, 

"Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue 
keepeth Ms soul from troubles." 

44 1 will keep my mouth with a bridle." 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 15 

2d. Watch your manner.— Your heart and its 
feelings are hidden away from the world and 
your comrades beneath your exterior seeming 
and manner, and may unintentionally, and per- 
haps unknowingly, spoil their influence by a 
wrong or unwise action in this respect. Coldness 
of manner, denoted by a stiff, critical, off-hand 
way of dealing with others, carries the impres- 
sion with it that pride and self have not yet been 
subjugated by God and love. Light, frivolous, 
giddy manners naturally make an onlooker be- 
lieve that the soul lacks depth, solidity and piety, 
and an indifferent, uninterested, easy-going man- 
ner is a clear index of backsliding from first love 
and zeal in God's service. Every Salvation sol- 
dier should pray for the grace to shun and keep 
clear of each and every one of these appearances 
of evil, -for they have driven many a poor, seek- 
ing sinner away from God and true religion, not 
being able to discern the inconsistency of such 
professors. 

" I will take heed to my ways." 

3d. Beware of self. — The most hideous, 



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powerful and poisonous weed in the soul's gar- 
den is self. Its roots are something like that of 
the dandelion, which grow to such a depth in the 
earth that it is quite a task to unroot them, and 
its seeds, we fear, are almost as innumerable and 
as light as the little white- winged seeds of that 
plant, which the wind scatters by thousands from 
the parent-plant. Nothing will mar a Salva- 
tion soldier's usefulness so speedily and thor- 
oughly as the prominence and importance of the 
" I " in his life. Self-importance will not bring 
glory to God ; self-conceit has never yet lifted 
high the standard of the cross; self-love has 
never yet led a soul up Calvary's mountain. 

There is not one word or action recorded in the 
whole life of Christ which reflected a shadow of 
selfishness, and this was one of the causes of His 
wonderful power. All the way from the manger 
to the cross, His entire abandonment of self-pleas- 
ing, self-ease, and self-importance stands forth 
clear and unquestionable, and it is easy to see 
that it was this spirit that urged Him forward 
through a life of suffering to a death of shame. 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 17 

If a Salvationist is to succeed in impressing the 
world with his piety, he must cease to seek his 
own — to seek his own pleasure, to think of his 
own comfort, or tread the path of ease, for the 
follower of Jesus must of necessity walk as He 
walked. The Man of Sorrows gave up His home 
to seek the wandering sons of men ; the Salva- 
tionist must be ready to do the same, should the 
call come. Jesus of Nazareth had no reputation 
and was contemptible and nowhere in the opin- 
ion of the world of His day ; His followers in the 
nineteenth century must be willing likewise to 
live to please God and not man, and to have all 
manner of evil said about them for His sake. 

" If any man will come after Me, let him deny 
himself, and take up his cross and follow Me." 

A self- sacrificing life is the only thing that will 
enable a Salvationist to make an impression upon 
the people of America to-day. You say, "I love 
sinners ;" the sinners answer, "Show us your 
love;" and all through, in every profession of 
religion you make, the world demands a practi- 
cal, whole-hearted manifestation of the same. 



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III.— GODLINESS ON THE PLATFORM. 

We cannot over-estimate the importance of our 
platform or public life. It is a sort of public in- 
vitation to the outside world to come and look at 
Christ in and through us, and, to a great extent, 
this is what they really come to see. Before a 
sinner seeks to look at Jesus for himself, he 
strives to see Him in the men and women who, 
though once like himself, have become represen- 
tatives of the Saviour. If the eye of the world 
watches and criticises the soldier's private life, 
how closely must it scrutinize his action and 
manner on the platform ! To show to the world 
that you are a real, whole-hearted follower of 
Christ, and to manifest your piety of life upon 
the platform, you will have to watch and check 
yourself constantly. 

" See then that ye walk circumspectly." 

1st. Every true soldier should be a soul- 
speaker.— Let your speaking be the outpouring 
of your own soul. Do not aim at eloquence. 
Two of God's most useful and powerful instru- 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 19 

ments in the eyes of the world would have pos- 
sessed very little of the qualifications needed by 
a speaker. Moses, when called by God, confessed 
to having a ''stammering tongue," and the Apostle 
Paul, either for this reason or for some other, 
called his speech "contemptible." Yet, in both 
cases, the Lord filled their mouths with burning 
words, the power and spirit of which are felt 
even until this day. Eloquent men very often 
get swallowed up in their eloquence and lose their 
spiritual power. Be simple and natural in speak- 
ing. Shun imitation in style, words, or attitude 
of anyone else. Just be yourself, and throw your 
soul in all its weakness and simplicity upon the 
strength and wisdom of Him alone who can fill 
your mind with thoughts, your lips with words, 
and your -words with power. Do not let your 
speaking become a form, a repetition, of some 
oft-repeated sentences, but just as you are always 
getting something fresh to talk about in your 
daily life, so seek for some fresh way of carrying 
the old, old story into sinners' hearts. Let all 
you say be said in your natural voice. Oh, how 



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many wear out their throats and nerves, and 
spoil the stirring words they speak by pitching 
their voice on a very high note and screaming ! 
We know that this is a difficulty to many; they 
are carried away with their desire to bring the 
truth before the people, and often imagine that 
they are not heard when speaking in their ordi- 
nary voice. But remember, there is nothing more 
trying to an audience than to hear speakers thus 
straining themselves, and, in many instances, it 
makes the words quite inaudible. Talk natur- 
ally, throwing all the passion and feeling and 
anxiety of your soul into your words, and your 
speaking shall prove to the people the reality and 
godliness of your soul. 

2d. In a soldier's platform work a contin- 
uous exercise of faith is necessary. Nothing 
looks worse to an audience than an uninterested, 
listless manner in a soldier who is not directly 
taking part in the proceedings. There must be 
something radically wrong in the zeal and piety 
of a soldier who only takes an interest in his or 
her little part of the meeting, and, when another 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 21 

is speaking, praying, or singing, sits listlessly by, 
reading a War Cry, whispering, laughing, or 
looking about. The exercise of continuous faith 
and the manifestation of real interest on your 
part throughout the meeting will be noticed and 
appreciated by the audience, whereas the reverse 
would be a hindrance and drawback to many. To 
see a Salvation soldier leave the hall directly the 
first meeting is over, and the prayer-meeting, 
which should be the most important part of the 
night's meeting, begins, is another hindrance to 
those who have just heard that very soldier, per- 
haps, say how anxious he was to get souls saved. 

3d. Personal responsibility should be felt 
by every soldier on the platform. The respon- 
sibility of souls in any meeting cannot be said to 
rest upon the leader of that corps only. Every 
Salvation soldier should bear souls upon his 
heart, and remember that God expects each man 
to do his duty. Even if you do not open your 
lips in prayer or song or speech, you have in 
faith your part to do in that meeting. If you 
cannot speak from the platform, you can speak 



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to individuals in the audience. If you can do 
nothing else, your happy face and your saved 
manner can speak of God's work in your own 
soul, and by your piety on the platform you can 
convince the world of the reality of your profes 
sion. 

"Let your light so shine before men, that 
they may see your good works and glorify your 
Father which is in heaven." 




OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 23 



PBACTICE. 



I -SOLDIERSHIP IS ONE OF THE CRYING 
NEEDS OF THE PRESENT AGE. 

There has been plenty of preaching, talking, 
and praying, but none of these ever won a battle, 
unless backed home by a real, practical activity 
in the holy war. No one can question the need 
of soldiership in the Lord's Army. If you will 
study your Bibles, you will find innumerable 
commands, promises, and instructions, which 
liken the Christian life to a warfare, God's gifts 
to armor, and the resisting of evil to a battle. 

1st. Need of the world.— A glance at the 
world at the present day, given over to pleasure- 
seeking, -money-making, self-aggrandizement and 
the race for fame, with such utter regardlessness 
of God, and disregard of His commands shows us 
that nothing but a desperate and real attack 
upon sin in all its forms can be successful. We 
have a real enemy to face, and in the drunkard's 
blasted life, the pleasure-seeker's unsatisfied ex- 



24 THE SOLDIERS' MANUAL ; 

istence and the infidel's dark hopelessness, we 
can see a real, terrible and crying need, of men 
and women who will go forward beneath the 
banner to do and dare for Christ. 
" The whole world lieth in wickedness." 

2d. Soldiership a channel for holy energy. 

— When first converted, the heart of every sin- 
ner, realizing God's love to him, is kindled in 
return with a portion of that same love which 
makes him long to seek and save his fellowmen. 
Alas, in hundreds this precious zeal, born of God 
for the blessing of mankind, becomes weak, 
dwindles away, and at last is altogether lost. 
Having found no vent, with no special aim or 
channel in which to work, they have lost their 
desire of blessing others, and in consequence have 
lost all the vitality of their salvation. Now, if 
for nothing else, there is a need of soldiership to 
call out and keep in action this love and zeal in 
God's service. Nothing will keep your soul 
healthier than to be wholly absorbed and ever at 
work for the blessing of others. As true soldier- 
ship calls for love, devotion and bravery, backed 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 25 

home by the true war spirit, rather than the 
qualifications of education, eloquence and ability, 
The Army has opened a sphere of usefulness and 
devotion to hundreds of young men and women, 
who might otherwise have wasted their lives on 
self. In the breast of every true, brave man who 
loves his country, there dwells a spirit which, 
when that country is threatened by an invading 
army, makes him seize the sword and vents itself 
in battle to the death. We are not of this world, 
but we have a kingdom, and in the breast of 
every subject there should breathe a quenchless 
spirit, urging him ever onward to battle for it, 
against the powers of darkness which, on every 
hand, are crowning our King with thorns, instead 
of honor and glory, and crying " Crucify !" in- 
stead of " Hail Him !" Seek the war spirit, and 
when you have it, never quench it by inaction. 

" He * * * was clad with zeal as a cloak." 

" When the enemy shall come in like a flood, 
the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard 
against him." 

3d. Soldiership a bond of union.— Having 



26 THE SOLDIERS' MANUAL ; 

one aim, one captain, and one common interest 
has ever proved the main spring of unity in the 
world's great armies. Unity among saved souls 
is necessary to success, and in soldiership has 
been found to exist the bond of union needed. 
Salvation soldiers have all the same aim in view, 
the same interests at stake, the same persecutions 
to bear, the same blessed victories to rejoice over. 
We are all in one great Army, and being part of 
the Army each soldier should have an interest in 
it ; in fact, it should be the soldier's^rstf interest. 
If the bond is broken, and any soldier begins to 
think of his own interest or to consider himself 
as separate and different from his soldier com- 
rades, it is a sure sign that the true war spirit is 
waning. In a killing army, such a soldier would 
become more a hindrance than a help, and is it 
not so in the Holy Army ? Separate interests 

MEAN DIVISION AND DIVISION MEANS DEFEAT. 

"Now the God of patience and consolation 
grant you to be like-minded one toward another 
according to Christ Jesus : 

" That ye may with one mind and one mouth 



OR PIET¥ AND PRACTICE. 27 

glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ." — Romans xv. 5 and 6. 



II.-REALITY OF SOLDIERSHIP. 

The critical and uninformed world, which 
knows nothing of God's warfare, but what it 
casually sees and hears by chance is very apt to 
say that we are merely playing at soldiers, and 
we are often looked at with a sort of pitying, 
patronizing forbearance by men and women who, 
in all their lives, have never passed through such 
real and desperate fighting as we encounter in 
, one week. It is a real war which must be em- 
braced with as much determination, and faced 
with as much courage as any earthly battlefield 
requires. It calls for even greater sacrifice and 
keener suffering. Their suffering and sacrifice 
principally affects the body, ours, the soul, with 
all its keen affections and sensitive feelings. An 
earthly war lasts but a certain time, with battles 
scattered through it at intervals, and some who 
join the army are never called to face the cannon 
or the bayonet ; whereas, our warfare lasts the 



28 - THE SOLDIERS' MANUAL ; 

lifetime, with daily, hourly battles, and every sol- 
dier has his place to fill. Are you a real soldier ? 
in spirit, in courage, in determination, in endur- 
ance ? one who is as brave when surrounded by 
enemies as in the midst of comrades and friends? 
one never ashamed to confess Christ and willing 
to stand alone for Him at all costs, though it 
mean the sacrifice of home, and dear ones, love 
ease, wealth and even life ? If so, you can have 
the joy of feeling that your life shall convince 
the world of the true soldiership of a follower of 
the cross. It means something to put your 
name to the following Articles of War, and 
surely none but a true soldier can live up to 
them. 

" For, behold, I have made thee this day a de- 
fenced city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls 
against the whole land. 

"And they shall fight against thee: but they 
shall not prevail against thee ; for I am with 
thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee." 

" Before the name of any person is entered on 
the Roll, his experience and conversation must 
give evidence — 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 29 

" That he is saved from the guilt and power of 
sin, through true repentance and faith in the 
blood of Christ." 

" That he is a total abstainer from all intoxi- 
cating drinks, from cursing and swearing and 
from lying and fraud of every kind." 

" That he is acting justly and honestly towards 
his own family and neighbors, and those with 
whom he works or does business." 

" That he is willing to obey the orders of his 
superior officers in all matters relating to the 
Salvation War." 

" That he will be true in every way to the in- 
terests of The Army, regular in attending its 
meetings, outside and in, as often as he can." 

" That he will, as far as possible, take part in 
all its works, give to its funds, make known its 
publications and defend it from injury." 



ARTICLES OF WAR. 

1st. — Having received with all my heart the 
salvation offered to me by the tender mercy of 



30 THE SOLDIERS' MANUAL ; 

Jehovah, I do here and now publicly acknow- 
ledge God to be my Father and King, Jesus 
Christ to be my Saviour, and the Holy Spirit 
to be my guide, comforter and strength; 
and that I will, by His help, love, serve, worship, 
and obey this glorious God through all time and 
through all eternity. 

2d. — Believing solemnly that The Salvation 
Army has been created by God, and is sustained 
and directed by Him, I do here declare my full 
determination, by God's help, to be a true soldier 
of The Army till I die. 

3d. — I do here, and now, and forever, renounce 
the world with all its sinful pleasures, compan- 
ionships, treasures, and objects, and declare my 
full determination boldly to show myself a sol- 
dier of Jesus Christ in all places and companies, 
no matter what I may have to suffer, do, or lose, 
by so doing. 

4th. — I do here and now declare that I will ab- 
stain from the use of all intoxicating liquors and 
also from the habitual use of opium, laudanum, 
morphia, and all other baneful drugs except 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 31 

when in illness such drugs shall be ordered for 
me by a doctor. 

5th. — I do here and now declare that I will ab- 
stain from the use of all low or profane langu- 
age; from the taking of the name of God in 
vain ; and from taking part in any unclean con- 
versation or the reading of any obscene book or 
paper at any time, in any company, or in any 
place. 

6th. — I do here declare that I will not allow my- 
self in any falsehood, deceitfulness, misrepresent- 
ation or dishonesty ; neither will I practise any 
fraudulent conduct, either in my business, my 
home, or in any other relation in which I may 
stand to my fellowmen, but that I will deal 
truthfully, fairly, honorably and kindly with 
all those who may employ me, or whom I may 
myself employ. 

7th. — I do here declare that I will never treat 
any woman, child or other person, whose life, 
comfort or happiness may be placed within my 
power, in an oppressive, cruel, or cowardly man- 
ner, but that I will protect such from evil and 



32 THE SOLDIERS' MANUAL ; 

danger so far as I can, and promote, to the ut- 
most of my ability, their present welfare and 
eternal salvation. 

8th. — I do here declare that I will spend all the 
time, strength, money and influence I can in sup- 
porting and carrying on this war, and that I 
will endeavor to lead my family, friends, neigh- 
bors, and all others whom I can influence, to do' 
the same, believing that the sure and only way 
to remedy all the evils in the world is by bring- 
ing men to submit themselves to the government 
of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

9th.— I do here declare that I will always obey 
the lawful orders of my officers, and that I will 
carry out to the utmost of my power all the 
Orders and Regulations of the Army; and 
further, that I will be an example of faithful- 
ness to its principles, advance to the utmost of 
my ability its operations, and never allow, where 
I can prevent it, any injury to its interests or 
hindrance to its success. 

10th. — And I do here and now call upon all pre- 
sent to witness that I enter into this undertak- 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 



33 



ing of my own free will, feeling that the love of 
Christ who died to save me requires from me 
this devotion of my life to His service for the 
salvation of the whole world. 

III. — SIGNS OF SOLDIERSHIP. 

It would be of very little use for the soldiers 
of an earthly army to be soldiers in heart, spirit 
or talk only. Outward, visible signs of their 
calling are not only necessary, but are always a 
condition of soldiership. We have sometimes 
pictured to our ourselves the utter confusion 
and disaster which would be the sure conse- 
quence of two opposing armies meeting on the 
battlefield, with no distinctive uniform in their 
ranks, but every man wearing just what he 
chose. As a natural consequence, fellow-country- 
men would be mistaking each other for enemies 
and shooting the very men they should have 
protected, whereas the enemy might often escape 
without harm. Uniform to them is a necessity, 
and the man who is ashamed of the uniform of 
his country is considered a coward, a traitor and 
a deserter. 



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If we are real soldiers why should we be 
ashamed to wear the distinctive uniform of our 
Army ? If not, how can we be outwardly known 
when passing among worldlings, as being in the 
world, but not of it ? 

1st.— The primary advantage and benefit of 
uniform is to enable us to literally obey the 
Lord's commands to come out from among the 
world and be separate. 

What have we to do with the silly, tawdry, 
worldly fashions of the godless ? Ought not our 
minds to be free from the constant worry and 
anxiety that worldliogs experience in keeping 
pace with fashion, and ought we not to discard 
the very appearance of vanity and pride which 
worldly dress denotes ? We do not believe that 
the wearing of jewelry, feathers, flowers, or any 
other such ornament is compatible with the 
blessing of a clean heart, and we are certain that 
no one thus dressed can with a clear conscience 
and the certainty of success preach the follow- 
ing of the Man of Sorrows, whose life was one of 
sacrifice and pure, wholehearted devotion. 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 35 

" Wherefore come out from among them, and 
be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch riot the 
unclean thing ; and I will receive you." 

" In like manner also, that women adorn them- 
selves in modest apparel. . , with sobriety ; 
not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly 
array." 

2d.— The uniform is unquestionably a great 
help to every soldier in remaining faithful and 
resisting temptation from the world. 

For instance, a soldier who had formerly been 
a chronic drunkard might be fiercely pressed by 
his soul's enemy to slip into a saloon and take 
again the accursed drink, but with the S's on his 
collar, and Army band on his cap he would in- 
stinctively say to himself, "I can never enter 
there in uniform," and this safeguard might go a 
long way in helping him to resist in this hour of 
weakness his soul's tempter. The uniform keeps 
converts clear from harmful companionship ; for 
there is never communion between light and 
darkness, so the worldly, giddy, godless crowd 
keep clear of the man or woman whose dress 



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denotes that they are separate from them. 

" Whosoever therefore will be the friend of 
the world is the enemy of God." 

" And ye shall be holy unto me : for I the 
Lord am holy, and have severed you from other 
people, that ye should be mine." 

3d.— Remember that uniform is a wonderful 
testimony for Jesus Christ. 

The blue dress and Army bonnet, red guernsey 
and soldier's cap, with the S's and shields, speak 
to everyone, whose eye may fall upon them, of 
salvation. Even where it is impossible to speak 
a word for God, the uniform thus speaks, and in 
many instances just opens the way to deal with 
people concerning their souls. It also manifests 
to the world that even in this day of sham, infi- 
delity and worldliness there is a people sufficient- 
ly in earnest about the religion that they profess 
not to be ashamed to wear a distinctive dress in 
testimony of their faith. 

" Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him 
shall the Son of Man also confess before the 
angels of God." 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 37 

" Ye are the light of the world." 

" Let your light so shine before men that they 
may see your good works, and glorify your Father 
which is in heaven." 

4th. — The uniform, when anyway possible, 
should be worn all day long, and not only in 
meetings and parades or on Sundays. It is just 
possible that your daily work is such that a uni- 
form would be spoiled were you to wear it In 
such case you would be quite justified in only 
wearing the shield and S's ; but no soldier, on any 
consideration, should wear at any time worldly, 
gaudy apparel. All that is artificial and false 
should be avoided. Uniform should be worn 
out of principle, because it is right and God- 
pleasing and helpful in The Army warfare, and 
not alone because it is an Army regulation. Do 
not be ashamed to show your colors, any more 
than politicians or earthly soldiers are ashamed 
of theirs. Wear it for the honor of God. 

" Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or what- 
soever ye do, do all to the glory of God." 



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IV.-OFFICES OF SOLDIERSHIP. 

1st.— Helping the officer.— Sometimes the 
idea exists that the commanding officer of the 
corps is to be the whole and sole responsible 
party in it ; that all the work, whether outdoor 
or indoor, and the many extra duties which 
arise in connection therewith, are to be arranged 
and accomplished by him alone^ and that no one 
else need take any responsible part in the war- 
fare. This idea is altogether erroneous. Soldiers 
should remember that they, as well as the officers, 
are The Salvation Army, and that it is absolutely 
necessary for the welfare of the whole, that each 
individual should fill his respective office and do 
his very utmost to help his commanding officer 
who has been sent to lead The Army forward. 
This can be done in many ways, a few of which 
we will mention. A soldier's first duty is 

(a.) Ready and cheerful obedience. 

It is impossible to organize an army unless the 
soldiers of the same are willing to follow the lead- 
ings and guidings of their leader, and just as all 



OR PIETY AND PRACTICE. 



officers are expected to obey their general, so it 
is necessary for all soldiers to obey their officers. 
The question may arise, " Is this not a despotic 
rule ?" to which we answer " No !" Every Sal- 
vationist enters the ranks understanding 
thoroughly what is expected of him, and places 
himself willingly and cheerfully beneath the 
guidance of his officers, precisely the same as the 
children of Israel did beneath Moses, Joshua and 
Gideon whom they accepted as their leaders led 
of God, and no one who is not inspired with this 
spirit need stay in The Salvation Army an hour 
longer than he chooses. Of course, where there 
does not exist in the hearts of soldiers the 
spirit of willingness and determination to do 
their utmost for the advancement of the war, 
obedience will cease to become a pleasure and 
will prove a task. It is well to remember that 
our willingness to obey can be used by us as a test 
of the growth of devotion or selfishness in our 
souls. 

" And they answered Joshua, saying, All thou 
commandest us we will do, and whithersoever 
thou sendest, we will go. According as we 



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hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we 
hearken unto thee." 

" By love serve one another." 

(*•) Open-air work. 

One of the soldier's most useful offices and 
grandest opportunities can be found in the open- 
air. The testimony, song and prayers uttered in 
the streets of our crowded cities reach the ear 
of thousands who would otherwise never be 
reached and warned. A faithful soldier will 
love the open-air field, and be present in foul 
weather as well as fine, in cold as well as 
heat ; in fact, should consider it his duty to be 
present if possible whenever the officer takes his 
stand in the streets. 

" Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of 
the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the 
maimed, and the halt and the blind." 

" Go out into the highways and hedges, and 
compel them to come in, that My house may be 
filled." 

(c) "War Cry" selling. 

The duty of pushing, announcing, and dispos- 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 41 

ing of the War Crys is often left entirely with 
the officer, as if it was their concern alone and 
did not affect the corps. The War Cry is every 
soldiers paper, and if each soldier took upon 
himself the responsibility of making this paper 
a success and exercised a real interest in it, what 
a vast amount of good this salvation journal 
would accomplish. Surely every soldier ought 
to be responsible for the sale of a dozen, or at 
least half-a-dozen War Crys every week, and as 
the War Cry has been instrumental in saving so 
many and in blessing thousands already, who 
knows how much more good might be accomp- 
lished as the result of this extra effort. There 
are numberless ways in which the War Cry can 
be sold. 

1.— Soldiers could sell the War Cry on the 
streets, and though unsuccessful with some peo- 
ple, yet would sell the paper to others. 

2. — Soldiers should ask the captain to form 
them into War Cry Brigades, and to advise 
them in the art of selling them. 

3._Soldiers should themselves become respon- 



42 THE SOLDIERS' MANUAL ; 

sible for taking and disposing of a certain num- 
ber weekly. 

4. — Soldiers should themselves report on the 
meetings in their corps for the Cry, and are in- 
vited to compose songs and write interesting 
portions of their lives or any startling incidents 
which may come under their notice. 

5.— Soldiers could keep a few in their store 
and circulate them among their workmates. 

6. — Above all soldiers should read the War Cry 
themselves, and we are sure this will prove the 
chief incentive to their effort in its sale. They 
will find endless matter to talk about, publicly, 
besides understanding better the movement to 
which they belong. 

" Be instant in season and out of season." 

" Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it 
with all thy might." 

(d.) Dealing with souls. 

It is impossible for the captain of any corps 
to undertake alone the dealing with souls in an 
after-meeting or at the penitent-form. Every 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 43 

soldier should consider this one of their special 
privileges, and this important service needs much 
care and wisdom and patience. A sinner at the 
penitent-form should always be made first to see 
the vital importance of the step taken ; secondly, 
the unworthiness, wickedness and meanness of 
a sinful and selfish life, lived so long regardless 
of God, His claims and His mercy ; thirdly, the 
necessity of thorough, whole-hearted repentance 
should be made very clear, so that they shall not 
fall into the error of thinking that faith is the 
only requisite before obtaining salvation. Remem- 
ber God's unalterable condition of pardon is the 
forsaking of evil. Fourthly, a penitent should 
be allowed to deal with God himself and left 
alone to pray, and not talked to unceasingly at 
the penitent- form, for it is God alone who can 
save, and continuous talking to a soul while for- 
ward may prove more a hindrance than a help. 
Above all, it is necessary for a soldier who 
would be a successful soul- winner to have his 
heart full of tender love and compassion for the 
sinner. It is only thus equipped that he can ever 



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be successful. Be a soul-lover and a soul-winner. 

" They that turn many to righteousness shall 
shine as the stars for ever and ever." 

(e.) Loyalty. 

Nothing is more absolutely necessary in a 
soldier's warfare than a thorough possession and 
exhibition of loyalty. A loyal soldier will not 
allow anything damaging to be said about his 
officer ; a loyal soldier will always check, and, if 
he fails in this, report any talk or inference or 
actions that may be damaging to The Army or 
its leaders. A soldier possessed with this 
spirit will be loyal and true to our General and 
his representative, and any officer in command 
over him, independent of personal likes and dis- 
likes, as long as that officer on his side be loyal and 
true to the spirit and principles of The Salvation 
Army. A soldier should beware of becoming 
absorbed and carried away exclusively with the in- 
terests of his own corps. They should remember 
the interests of the whole great movement ; that 
their little corps is but a tiny corner of the great 
battlefield. This spirit manifests itself thus, 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 



45 



they must always have a first-grade officer ; all 
the specials must visit them ; but every collec- 
tion must go to their barracks, their brass band, 
or some other local interest ; Headquarters must 
always answer their letters and attend to their 
trade orders, never mind how many other corps 
may be waiting, and woe be to the poor Marshal or 
his representative if he does not send along the 
officer for whom they petition, or leave in the 
corps the one whose term they wish to have ex- 
tended. God banish this spirit from every sol- 
dier and corps. The Army is a great, glorious 
whole, and each part should minister to its well- 
being, while every soldier should remember that 
they have the interest not only of one town to 
consider at Headquarters, but the well being and 
advancement of the precious cause in hundreds 
of other cities and towns, and a truly loyal sol- 
dier will always bear this fact in mind. 

" Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give 
thee a crown of life." 

" Thou hast been faithful over a few things ; 
I will make thee ruler over many things." 



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2d.— Helping fellow-comrades.— The greatest 
strength of any Salvation Army corps is unity, 
and the only hope of unity is the spirit of love 
and forbearance. There are a thousand little 
ways in which soldiers can either help or hinder 
each other in the warfare. How many there are 
in every corps who are weak and need the help- 
ing hand of one stronger in faith and courage, and 
there is nothing more sad than to feel that in the 
way of such should be put a stumbling-block by 
the very men and women who should be the most 
eager to help them forward 

" Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil 
the law of Christ." 

(a.) The past of a soldier should never be 
brought up against him by a comrade. 

One of the cruellest hindrances that can be 
thrown in the way of one who has turned from 
a life of sin is being constantly reminded of his 
past, or hearing it brought up in gossip. If a 
man was a thief, why let the memory of his sin 
hang about him in suspicion or condemnation, 
when striving to be an honest man? If a woman 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 47 

did once tread a path of dishonor, why brand her 
with the stain of shame forever, when Jesus has 
forgiven her and sent her on her way, cleansed 
in His most precious blood, to sin no more ? If 
a soldier, even after conversion, should slip and 
return again repentant, how hard that his future 
life shall always have this one slip brought up 
against it, when Jesus Christ said to Peter that 
his brother should be forgiven, not seven times, 
but seventy times seven. We are pretty sure 
he meant not only forgiven, but forgotten. When 
Jesus Christ pardons a sinner He washes away 
and blots out his sins. Every true soldier should 
sacredly guard any knowledge of a fellow-soldier 
which might hinder that one, unless it be any 
known sin or fault which should be reported to 
the captain, or mentioned to them personally in 
all love. 

" Why dost thou set at naught thy brother ? 
For we shall all stand before the judgment seat 
of Christ." 

"As frr as the East is from the West, so far 
hath He removed our transgressions from us." 



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(6.) A comrade's peculiarities should never 
be ridiculed. 

No two natures are alike. God has moulded 
every heart, every being, every body differently. 
Some are intensely sensitive, while others seem 
sometimes indifferent to feeling altogether. A 
slight peculiarity of manner, speech, voice, or 
deformity of body is in no way a fault, and it is 
both cruel and mean to ridicule those who dis- 
play such. Mistakes can be made by all of us ; 
how unjustifiable, then, to make fun at the ex- 
pense of one who has committed an error. Those 
who are very sensitive can sometimes be more 
tortured by ridicule than they would be by the 
scorching of their flesh in an inquisition cham- 
ber ; and surely, every Salvationist has enough 
ridicule to stand from the world, without having 
to encounter it among those who should uphold, 
encourage and comfort him. 

"He that is void of wisdom despiseth his 
neighbor : but a man of understanding holdeth 
his peace." 

" The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a 
stranger doth not meddle therewith." 



OR PIETY AND PRACTICE. 49 

(c.) Strengthening the weak should be the 
duty of the strong. 

It should always be remembered that many of 
those who come out to our penitent-form have 
been saved from lives of sin and degradation that 
makes their early days on the right road a series 
of bitter and testing temptations. A drunkard's 
feet cannot be expected to tread the path as firmly 
and determinedly from the onset as when he 
becomes strong and steady in his Christian life, 
but how wonderfully he might be helped by the 
firm, loving hand of a comrade, and a cheering 
word of welcome, making him feel that others 
cared about him. The more experience soldiers 
have, the more responsible they are held by God 
in the cheering, blessing, and strengthening, of 
those who have not been as long saved as them- 
selves. The point is not, to show the weak one 
how weak he is, and make him painfully feel by 
contrast how strong and advanced you are in 
growth, but to take him right up to Jesus, the 
Source of strength, inspire him with hope, and 
cheer him with encouragement, which will do 



60 THE SOLDIERS' MANUAL. 

more to strengthen his spiritual life than any- 
thing you can do 

In summing up the duty and service required 
from every faithful Salvationist, can we not do 
so in the sentence so oft repeated, which if as 
fully practiced, would make of every professor 
a practical soldier, " ISTot my will, but the will of 
my Father ;" or, " Thy will be done." Let us 
take for our copy nothing less than the life of 
Jesus Christ. Let us seek to walk on no other 
path than the one dyed by His own blood, and 
let us ask no greater honor than to share His 
cross, and help Him in His life-work of seeking 
the lost, living, as He did, a life of self-sacrifice, 
and always putting the kingdom and its inter- 
ests first and foremost in our lives. If we live 
thus, we shall die thus, and triumphantly pass 
from death unto life to hear Him say, 

" Well done thou good and faithful servant, 
enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 51 



GENERAL COVENANTS. 



V.— COVENANT SERVICE. 

Oh, thou Everlasting God, my Father and 
my Friend, I have come before Thee, I am in 
Thy presence, I am at Thy feet. Thou seest me, 
and just here and now I desire with all my heart 
to make a covenant with Thee, that shall never 
be broken. 

Thou hast loved me with an everlasting love, 
knowing all my sinfulness, rebellion, and unfaith - 
fulness. Thou didst give Thy Son Jesus Christ 
to die for me on Mount Calvary, in order that 
my sins might be forgiven me, and an entrance 
might be opened for me into the kingdom of 
heaven. 

^ When I wandered in ignorance and sin Thou 
didst seek me, and win me to Thyself by Thy 
Spirit, and when I came to Thee, tortured with 



52 THE SOLDIERS' MANUAL ; 

guilt and burdened with sin, Thou didst remove 
far from me the curse and penalty I had justly 
deserved, and didst cleanse my heart in the pre- 
cious blood of Thy Son, and g: ve me power over 
the world, the flesh, and the devil. And since 
that time Thou hast kept me by Thy power, sup. 
plied my need, conquered my enemies, and be- 
stowed upon me indescribable and unnumbered 
mercies ; and, through the merits of Thy love 
and death, I come again into Thy presence, en- 
tering into the holiest place by Thine own invi- 
tation, and make this covenant with Thee. 

In so doing, I take Thee again to be my God 
and my Saviour, and promise to worship, to 
obey, and to serve Thee with all my heart, with 
all my soul, with all my mind, and with all my 
strength. 

I rely upon Thee to supply all my need, to 
assist me in all my conflicts with the powers of 
evil, and to bring me off more than conqueror 
over earth and hell, and I trust Thee, my 
Saviour, whose precious blood does just now 
cleanse me from all unrighteousness, to keep me 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 53 

clean and present me faultless in the presence of 
Thy Father at the last great judgment day. 

Blessed Jesus, the world despises Thee, but I 
glery in Thee; the world hates Thee, but I love 
Thee ; for Thy sake I separate myself from the 
world, from its amusements, from its friend ships, 
from its fashions, and from its aims : and I now 
promise that I will follow Thee with all my 
heart, obey Thee with all my strength, cleave to 
Thee with all my affection, and fight for Thee 
all my days. 

Here now, in the presence of my comrades, de- 
liberately and forever, I give Thee my body, that 
it may be a temple of the Holy Ghost ; my life, 
that it may be lived ceaselessly doing Thy will 
in bringing blessings to those around me; my pos ■ 
sessions, that they may be unselfishly held for 
the good of Thy kingdom ; and my heart, that it 
may love' only what is good, true, benevolent, 
and beautiful in Thy sight, and be Thy own 
everlasting dwelling-place. 

All I have, and all I hope to be, I lay upon 
Thy altar for joy or for sorrow, for prosperity 



♦ 



54 THE SOLDIERS' MANUAL ; 

or adversity, asking only that I may have the 
high privilege of sharing with Thee the suffer- 
ings of Thy Christ, and the honor of bringing 
glory to Thy name, and salvation to the precious 
souls for whom Thou didst shed Thy blood. 

And now, God the Father, God the Son, and 
God the Holy Ghost, Thou great Jehovah, for 
evermore I belong to Thee ; Thou art my God, 
and I am Thy child, Thy servant, and Thy 
soldier. To Thee I look for strength to enable 
me to fulfil these solemn promises, and to seal by 
Thine Almighty Spirit, through the precious 
blood of Jesus Christ, this covenant which I have 
made, and to grant unto me that wisdom and 
strength which will enable me to keep these 
sacred vows even unto death, and so may the 
promises I make on earth be ratified in heaven 
Amen I 



VI.-WAR COVENANT. 

In view of the wicked and wretched condition 
of the men and women around us, and the danger 
to which they are every hour exposed, of being 



OR, PIETY AND PRACTICE. 55 

lost for ever in hell, and assured of the possi- 
bility of their being rescued from sin and misery 
by the power of God through Jesus Christ, as 
proved by the experience of so many Salvation 
soldiers in various places, I desire here and now 
for the glory of God and the salvation of souls, 
to give myself, with all I possess, with all my 
heart, afresh and forever, to the Salvation war. 
In doing this I now pledge myself before God, 
before my dear Saviour who died for me, and be- 
fore my comrades, to use what time, talent, 
means, and influence I possess to advance the in- 
terests of the war in my own corps, or neighbor- 
hood, or wherever I may go. 

In carrying out this covenant I promise to 
accept of any position, do any work, or fulfil any 
commission that may be given me by my officers 
according to the orders and regulations of The 
Army. 

I promise to sing, pray, engage in any other 
duty, or occupy any post required from me in any 
meeting, whether it be held indoors or in the 
open air. 



56 THE S0LBIERS' MANUAL ; 

I promise to give all the leisure time I can to 
the war, to attend knee-drill, to be punctual at 
the commencement of every service, to stay to 
the end of the prayer- meetings, and to be diligent 
in attending and working in all other meetings, 
so far as I possibly can. 

I promise to wear uniforms, sell " War Crys," 
engage in such visitation as I may be directed, 
and to strive to make myself in every way a 
thoroughly efficient soldier. 

I here promise to pray for my comrades both 
far and near at all convenient times ; but espe 
cially at 12.30 p.m., and after meals daily. At 
these times I will pray particularly for those 
who are in circumstances of persecution, poverty, 
or peril. 

I will try to give every satisfaction to my em- 
ployers or to those with whom I live and work, 
so as to commend The Army in the eyes of the 
ungodly. 

If called upon to do so, I will go out as an 
officer, giving up my life entirely to the work of 
saving souls, and will go to any country or labor 



OB, PIETY AND PRACTICE, 57 

for the salvation of any class for which I may 
be thought best adapted. 

In general, I here promise God that I will at 
all times obey Him, daily seeking light, and power 
at His hands, and walking in that light, by that 
power, whatever cost or trouble, suffering or 
difficulty, it may involve, and ask God my Father, 
for Jesus Christ's sake, to give me strength 
faithfully to carry out these resolutions. Amen! 




WE SHALL WIN AMERICA. 



BY BALLINGTON BOOTH. 

We shall win America for our heavenly King; 
Hear its dying millions of salvation sing, 

Washed in the blood of the Lamb. 
We will plant our colors in every state and clime, 
Loudest hallelujahs from all our soldiers chime — 

Washed in the blood of the Lamb. 

CHORUS. 

We shall win America over to our King; 
Hear its dying millions of salvation sing. 
Hurrah! Hurrah! The day of victory's nigh. 
Fight on! Fight on! We'll conquer or we'll die. 

Though clouds of opposition o'er our sky be cast, 
Yet every vale of shadows with Jesus shall be past, 

Trusting in the strength of the King. 
The chaffing and the laughing — aye, all the world may do, 
Cannot mar the victory the Lord will bring us through— 

Trusting in the strength of the King. 

We'll raise a host of praying men with Daniel's courage bold; 
In our ranks brave girls shall march, as Miriam did of old, 

Led by the arm of the Lord. 
Courageous as was Joshua, we'll cross each swelling flood, 
And intercede like Esther for the people of our God - 

Led by the arm of the Lord. 

Far braver than the bravest of earthly volunteers 

Are the true Salvationists, who through the scoffs and jeers 

Live for the Kingdom of the Lord. 
Soon with gathering warriors in council round the throne 
We'll stand confessed by Jesus, triumphant as His own— 

Forever in the presence of the Lord. 



SALVATION ARMY AUXILIARY LEAGUE, 



WHAT IS THE AUXILIARY LEAGUE 1 

The Auxiliary League is composed of those persons who, 
while not obliged to endorse and approve ever}* single method 
used by The Army, are sufficiently in sympathy with the great 
work of reclaiming drunkards, rescuing the fallen, and saving 
the lost, as to give it their prayer, influence and money. 

Subscribers are asked to contribute Five Dollars per annum , 
are supplied every year, on payment of their subscription, with 
a small, handsome leather ticket, bearing the official recognition 
of Headquarters, together with their name and number, which 
admits them to the meetings of the League, held periodically 
in various parts of the country, and ensures for them a hearty 
welcome in Army circles at home and abroad. 

A small, neat badge bearing The Army's crest is sent to each 
member of the League, which, if so inclined, they can wear to 
denote their membership. 

A copy of the War Cry will be mailed free to each mem- 
ber, weekly, after payment of subscription. 

We confidently look to Auxiliaries to show their sympathy 
and help. 

i. By praying for us, and especially joining our comrades 
throughout the States at 12.30 every day, when the 
soldiers of The Salvation Army, at home and abroad, 
pray for one another and the salvation of the world 

a. By using- their influence ; letting it be known in their own 
circle that they believe in us ; occasionally, at least, at- 
tending our meetings ; defending us against the numer- 
ous misrepresentations and slanders invented by ene- 
mies, and often believed and circulated by the misin- 
formed, who frequently only need to know the real 
facts to come over to our side. Auxiliaries can always 
have the fullest information as to the truth or other- 
wise of any specific charge brought, if they will write to 
Headquarters . 

3. By gifts ; assisting us in supplying funds for the current 
w r ork and the constant fresh opportunities which we are 
constrained to seize, at home and abroad, for spreading 
salvation. 

BALLING TON BOOTH, 

Marshal. 



PUBLICATIONS 



THE SALVATION ARMY. 



PRICE LIST : 



BY THE GENERAL. 

Field Officers* Orders and Regulations, postpaid, cloth $150 

Field Officers' Orders and Regulations, to Officers (Doctrines 
and Disciplines not published separately, but included in 

the above) cloth 1 35 

The Training of Children, limp, cl. 40 ; cl. boards, red edges.. 75 

Salvation Soldiery, cl. 30: paper . 25 

The General's Letters, cl. 60; paper. . 35 

The Salvation Soldier's Guide, limp cl. 25. (Being a Bible 
chapter for morning and evening, with fragments for 
midday reading, for every day in the year) red cl. 40; red 
French morocco gilt, 75; circuit edges. 1 00 

BY MRS. BOOTH. 

Popular Christianity, cl..$ 75 

Aggressive Christianity, cl. 50; p . . 25 

Life and Death, cl. 50; p . 25 

Godliness, cl. 50 ; p.. 35 

Practical Religion, cl. 50; p . . 35 

Church and State (in relation to The Salvation Army). 



BY COMMISSIONER RAILTON. 

Twenty-One Years' Salvation Army, cl. 50; p $ 35 

Heathen England and The Salvation Army cl. 50; board ^ 35 

The Salvation Navvy (Life of Captain John Allen) cl. 50; p.. 25 

Captain Ted, (Life of Capt. Edward Irons) cl. 30; p . 10 

MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS. 

Holiness Readings, ^oo.ra^es by the General, Mrs. Booth, the 

Chief-of-Staff, Miss Booth and others paper $ 35 

House Top Saints, cl. 35 ; p.. 15 

Life of Chas. G. Finney, (new revised edition) cl. 50; p. . 25 

Drum Taps, by E. R. S. 50: p . . 25 

Called Out. by Mr. H. and Miss E. Booth, cl 35 

All Sides of It, p 15 

The Salvation Soldier's Secret Drill, Thomas A. Kempis*s imi- 
tation of Christ cl. 40; p . . 25 

A Way to the World p.. 15 

A Cradle of Empire, ''All about the Training Home) .p . 15 

Life of Capt. John O' Brine, The Seal p.. io 

Hints to Officers, 5c; per hundred 3 00 

Holy Living, 5c; per hundred — 300 

How to exalt the Masses, 5c. ; per hundred 300 

His Wrath and New Life, 5c. ; per hundred 3 00 

True and False Faith, ^c; per hundred 3 00 

Dealing with Anxious Souls, 5c; per hundred 3 °° 

Mercy and Judgment, 5c. ; per hundred 3 °° 

Save Thyself, 5c. ; per hundred 3 °° 

Make up Your Mind, 5c ; per hundred 3 °° 

I Don't Care, 5c. ; per hundred 3 °o 

Sowing and Reaping, 5c. ; per hundred 3 °° 

The Prodigal, or Need of Atonement, 5c; per hundred 3 00 

The Saved Clergyman, (John Wesley), sc; per hundred 3 00 

George Fox and The Salvation Army 200 Years Ago, 5c; per 

hundred 3 °° 

A Presbyterian Salvationist (Life of Finney), 5c; per hundred 3 00 

SONGS AND MUSIC. 

Salvation Army Music, vol. 1, International, 533 pieces, cloth. $0 75 

Salvation Army Music, vol. 2, International, 102 pieces, cloth. 40 
Salvation Army Music, vol. i, American; mostly new pieces, 

cloth, 40c; paper 25 

Salvation Songs. 204 songs, words only, the new Song Book 

used all through America , 5 

Salvation Songster, words and music, air only, paper 15 

What to Sing, book of choruses, 10 

Songs of the Speaking, Praying and Singing Brigade; 54 pieces 

with music, paper 35 



THE 




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THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE SALVATION 
A KM Y IiV A M ERICA , 

Consisting of sixteen pages, sixty-four columns, with illustra- 
tions, and contains the latest intelligence of the progress of 
Salvation Army work in all parts of the world. Also 
contributions from the leaders of The Army; stories of 
wonderful conversions; original salvation songs; lives 
of prominent Salvation Officers, with portraits. 

Price per single copy, 5 cts. Yearly Subscription, $1.75. 



NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS. 

The War Cry (American) wkly , 5: yrly, $1 75 

" " (English) wk. 5; t ....yr,.. 2 jo 

•' " (Canadian) wk. 5; yr, . 200 

44 " (California) bi-monthly 5 ; yr, . . 1 00 

En Evant (French) wk. 5; yr,.. 2 00 

Strids Ropet (Swedish) wk. 5; yr,.. 2 00 

Der Kriegsruf (German) bi-mly, per copy 5; yr, 1 00 

Der Heilsruf (German) wk. 5; yr,.. 

14 All the World ' (a monthly magazine, 36 pages,) per copy, 

10 c; yr, 100 



MRS. GENERAL BOOTH'S NEW BOOK, 

'Popular Christianity." 



Being a series of Lectures delivered by Mrs. Booth, on the 
following subjects : — 

X. The Christ of the Nineteenth Century compared with the 
Christ of God. 

2. AMock Salvation and a Real Deliverance from Sin. 

3. Sham Compassion and the Dying Love of Christ. 

4. Popular Christianity: Its Cowardly Service versus the Real 

Warfare . 

5. The Sham Judgment in contrast with the Great White 

Throne. 

6. Notes of Three Addresses on Household Gods 

7. The Salvation Army following Christ. 

Trice, Cloth Bouiid, 75 cents. 



"ALL THE WORLD." 



An illustrated monthly magazine, devoted to the record of 
Salvation Army work in all lands. 

Price, - 10 cents; 

Sent to any address in the United States and Canada, $i per 
vear in advance. 



THE SALVATION FIGHT 

UNDER THE STARS AND STRIPES, 

Being a record of The Salvation Army's march during twelve 

months in the United States; containing thrilling accounts 

of the work, with a number of pictures of leading officers 

in The Army and a history of The Army's advance 

all through the States, in handsome cover, with a 

Picture of the General, 

Price, - - only 10 cts. 



THE MONTHLY 

MUSICAL SALVATIONIST. 



THIS BOOK IS A HANDSOMELY BOUND VOLUME. 

No officers' or soldiers' homes should be without one, as it 

contains some of the finest salvation songs with music 

ever written. 

Price, post paid, - $1.25. 



